Impbpved shoe brush



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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: v

Be it known that I, E. A. G. RoULsToNH, of Roxbury, in thexcbunty of Noriolk,1and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved ShoeBrush; and I do hereby declare that the following, taken in` connection with the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification; is a description of my invention suicient to enable those skilled in the art to practise it.

The invention relates to the manner of constructing that class of shoebrushes, combining the soft bristles for applying the hlacking and the polishing' bristles in one article, with reference to a provision for securing upon the brush ahox of blacking, so that in travelling, the bor; may he packed in a trunk or portmauteau with the brush so as to'be always at hand, and so as to be free from liability to be thrown about anon'gst the wearf l ing apparel and articles of toilet with which it may be packed.

The invention consists in constructing the`handle of the brush with a recess, into which' the boxof blaclri'ng is slipped, and withA a spring-catch to retain the box in position, allowing it to be slipped from the brush when desirable.

The drawing represents a brush embodying the invention; A showing a side viewof the same, and'B a cross-section through the spring-catch; a denotes the brush block, b the polishing-bristles thereof, c theblackin'gbrush, d'the handle. `Instead of projecting this handle to theI rear of the brush, as is usual, I unite it tothe block far enough front to bring `the handle directly over the block; and in this handle, where united tothe block, I form an oblong hole or space, e, just longand deep enough to receive the blacking-box, f. Under the centre of this y' recess I insert across and in the top of the block a a spring-catch, g, screwed to the block near one end, at which end there is an upward projection, h. The box being pressed through thehoie, c, until one side strikes the projection h, the opposite end of the catch will spring np and hold the box securely from sliding i out, while by pressing rdown the catch, z', the boxmay readily be withdrawn.

L The handle of the brush may be formed like the common scrubbing-brush handle, secured `tothe block at each l l end, but generally I prefer the construction show-n.

I claim combining with the handle d, `and brush-block a, a spring for holding the box on the brush-block,

substantially as described. v Y

' E. A. G. ROULSTONE. Witnesses: y

F. GoULD, M. W. Fnornmennu. 

